Method and system for intelligent storage management

Abstract

A storage management system is provided. The storage management system may includes a data collector configured to receive storage management information for storage. The storage manager includes an agent configured to collect storage management information for a storage object and to communicate the storage management information to the data collector. The storage management system includes a user interface configured to display the storage management information for the storage objects.

1. A method for managing storage objects, comprising:
 receiving user input via a user interface specifying a policy and a context for the policy, the policy associating at least one target storage object, a condition, and an action, the context comprising all of the at least one target storage objects to which the policy is to be applied, the user interface including a first policy segment area and a second policy segment area, wherein the first policy segment area corresponds to actions to be performed when a capacity update occurs in the at least one target storage object and the second policy segment area corresponds to actions to be performed when a file data update occurs in the at least one target storage object; 
 detecting, using a computer processor, that the condition has been satisfied by the at least one target storage object; and 
 performing the action on all of the at least one target storage object specified in the context upon detection of the condition. 
 
     
     
       2. The method for managing storage objects of  claim 1 , wherein the target storage object is a user specified file system, the condition is the file system exceeding a capacity threshold, and the action is deleting files of a user specified type on the file system. 
     
     
       3. The method for managing storage objects of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying storage management information for a first storage object. 
 
     
     
       4. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, define a series of steps to be used to control a method for storage management, said steps comprising:
 receiving user input via a user interface specifying a policy and a context for the policy, the policy associating at least one target storage object, a condition, and an action, the context comprising all of the at least one target storage objects to which the policy is to be applied, the user interface including a first policy segment area and a second policy segment area, wherein the first policy segment area corresponds to actions to be performed when a capacity update occurs in the at least one target storage object and the second policy segment area corresponds to actions to be performed when a file data update occurs in the at least one target storage object; 
 detecting that the condition has been satisfied by the at least one target storage object; and 
 performing the action on all of the at least one target storage object specified in the context upon detection of the condition. 
 
     
     
       5. The article of manufacture of  claim 4 , wherein said steps further comprising:
 displaying storage management information for a first storage object; 
 receiving a user request to update the storage management information for the first storage object; and 
 updating the storage management information for the first storage object in response to the user request.